पवन

See also: पावनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पवन (pávana).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pə.ʋən/, [pɐ.ʋɐ̃n]

Noun

पवन • (pavan) m (Urdu spelling پون)

  1. air, breeze, wind
    Synonyms: वायु (vāyu), अनिल (anil), समीर (samīr), हवा (havā)
    पवन-चक्की टूट गई है। ― pavan-cakkī ṭūṭ gaī hai. ― The windmill is broken.

Declension
Declension of पवन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पवन
pavan		 पवन
pavan
oblique पवन
pavan		 पवनों
pavanõ
vocative पवन
pavan		 पवनो
pavano

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “पवन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • পৱন (Assamese script)
  • ᬧᬯᬦ (Balinese script)
  • পবন (Bengali script)
  • 𑰢𑰪𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀧𑀯𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • ပဝန (Burmese script)
  • પવન (Gujarati script)
  • ਪਵਨ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌪𑌵𑌨 (Grantha script)
  • ꦥꦮꦤ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂣𑂫𑂢 (Kaithi script)
  • ಪವನ (Kannada script)
  • បវន (Khmer script)
  • ປວນ (Lao script)
  • പവന (Malayalam script)
  • ᢒᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘢𑘪𑘡 (Modi script)
  • ᢒᠠᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧂𑧊𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐥𑐰𑐣 (Newa script)
  • ପଵନ (Odia script)
  • ꢦꢮꢥ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆥𑆮𑆤 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖢𑖪𑖡 (Siddham script)
  • පවන (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩰𑩾𑩯 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚞𑚦𑚝 (Takri script)
  • பவந (Tamil script)
  • పవన (Telugu script)
  • ปวน (Thai script)
  • པ་ཝ་ན (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒣𑒫𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨞𑨭𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pawHanas, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH-e-nos, from *pewH- (“to be pure, clean”).

Noun

पवन • (pávana) stem, m

  1. "purifier", wind or the god of wind, breeze, air
  2. vital air, breath

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of पवन (pavana)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पवनः
pavanaḥ		 पवनौ / पवना¹
pavanau / pavanā¹		 पवनाः / पवनासः¹
pavanāḥ / pavanāsaḥ¹
Vocative पवन
pavana		 पवनौ / पवना¹
pavanau / pavanā¹		 पवनाः / पवनासः¹
pavanāḥ / pavanāsaḥ¹
Accusative पवनम्
pavanam		 पवनौ / पवना¹
pavanau / pavanā¹		 पवनान्
pavanān
Instrumental पवनेन
pavanena		 पवनाभ्याम्
pavanābhyām		 पवनैः / पवनेभिः¹
pavanaiḥ / pavanebhiḥ¹
Dative पवनाय
pavanāya		 पवनाभ्याम्
pavanābhyām		 पवनेभ्यः
pavanebhyaḥ
Ablative पवनात्
pavanāt		 पवनाभ्याम्
pavanābhyām		 पवनेभ्यः
pavanebhyaḥ
Genitive पवनस्य
pavanasya		 पवनयोः
pavanayoḥ		 पवनानाम्
pavanānām
Locative पवने
pavane		 पवनयोः
pavanayoḥ		 पवनेषु
pavaneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants
  • → Gujarati: પવન (pavan)
  • → Hindi: पवन (pavan)
  • → Malay: pawana
  • → Tamil: பவனம் (pavaṉam), பவனன் (pavaṉaṉ)

Further reading
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “pavana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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